Chelle Hartzer
What’s the Best? (AKA: I've got the good stuff)
I was talking with a new customer the other day and I was about to geek out on cockroaches with them. Then I had to rein myself in. How...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Aug 20
- 3 min
Are You Protected? (AKA: This has been plaguing me)
Rodents have been around for more than 10,000 years. That’s right, we are talking back to the Stone Age when mammoths and saber toothed...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Aug 13
- 4 min
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead (AKA: Avon calling)
I had a door to door salesman come by the other day. (People still do this?!?!) Normally, I don’t answer the doorbell but I was expecting...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jul 23
- 4 min
Science Is Always Right (AKA: WTF)
I come from a science background. I did numerous research projects as an undergrad, a master's student, and as a lab tech after that. I’m...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jul 2
- 3 min
Introverted But Will Talk About Pests (AKA: I'm a nerd)
I talk to a wide variety of people in my position. I deal with pest professionals from large and small companies. I consult with folks...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 25
- 4 min
Death Trap (AKA: You can't catch me)
I am an entomologist by training and certification, but I really enjoy talking about rodents. As someone in the pest control field, I’m...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 4
- 2 min
Holiday Season! (AKA: Celebrate good times)
Thursday is World Pest Day. This was apparently initiated in 2017 and it “aims to raise awareness about the critical role of pest...
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Chelle Hartzer
- May 21
- 3 min
What’s the Buzz? (AKA: Talking about the birds and the bees
Yesterday was World Bee Day. Despite what many people think, the urban pest control sector is not out to kill all the beneficial insects...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Apr 16
- 3 min
It Costs That Much (AKA: You get what you pay for)
Buckle up folks, I’ve got a great one for you this week: someone had to pay for pest control services! Oh, the horror! Let’s break this...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 25
- 3 min
Bite Me (AKA: Just stop already)
You folks know I read a lot of research on all things pests so I can help my clients have the best service possible. I have quite a few...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Harbingers of Spring (AKA: Pollen season has started)
Some people see the signs of spring as daffodils, trees starting to bud and flower, warmer temperatures, or even the cacophony of birds...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 20
- 4 min
Angry birds! (AKA: What a bird brain)
I’m taking my morning walk today and over the podcast I am listening to, I hear a cardinal start chirping. Now, when I start hearing the...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 6
- 4 min
Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: More than four letter words)
While I talk about this topic quite a bit within posts, I don’t often focus on it. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes you can see...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Storytime! (AKA: I don't understand)
Actual conversation I had with a client the other day: Client: I don’t understand why we still have this problem. Me: How long has it...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Minor Pot Crimes (AKA: Where there’s smoke…)
It happens. It’s a little embarrassing but to be perfectly honest, I’ve had it happen. Particularly in the winter months or right before...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Best of 2023 (AKA: You folks are weird!*)
Let’s take a look back and see what happened last year! Blogs: You folks really like the “Hold your breath” blog talking about some...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Dec 26, 2023
- 4 min
The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: Stop with the birds)
If you’ve been following along, we posted for the last two weeks on the 12 days of Christmas pest control style. Here’s how it went this...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 28, 2023
- 2 min
Sweating the Small Stuff (AKA: Know what makes me sick?)
Picture this: it’s the holidays and you have friends and relatives over for a party, or maybe it’s the office holiday party. Of course...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 21, 2023
- 2 min
Talking Turkey (AKA: Family pests)
This week is Thanksgiving in the US. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. It involved a lot of...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Oct 31, 2023
- 4 min
Halloween Spiders (AKA: Say what?)
Spiders are awesome. There is such amazing diversity in spiders, not just in appearance but in food preferences, habitats, biologies, and...
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